This past week I had the opportunity to go to a fireside where Elder Quentin L. Cook spoke. It was amazing, the moment he walked into the room everyone fell silent and you could feel the Spirit so strongly as he entered the room. He talked about making righteous choices that will impact our lives and strengthening our testimonies. He said that day by day consistent efforts are the things that make the biggest difference in our lives.
He shared the story of Naaman and Elisha in 2 Kings 5:1-14. Naaman was frustrated at the simplicity of the task that Elisha told him to do in order to be healed. His servants said to him in verse 13; “…My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?” We know the rest of the story, Naaman decided to obey the prophets words and was healed. This story can also apply to us, if the prophets ask us to do something big, we’d probably be quick to perform the task, but what about the smaller, everyday things like saying prayers and reading scriptures? Those acts are just as important and bring about extraordinary results.
Something that was also really powerful with Elder Cook was when he bore his testimony at the end. He said, “I stand as a witness of Christ…I know His voice.” That really hit me, He truly is an apostle of the Lord and is here to stand as a special witness and bare testimony to us. I enjoyed the fireside and it was an awesome experience to hear from an apostle of the Lord.
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